Career
Juniors
He was an impressive junior, reaching as high as Number. 14 in the junior singles world rankings (and Number 21 in doubles) in 1995. Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: QF (1996)
French Open: San Francisco (1996)
Wimbledon: 2R (1995)
United States Open: 2R (1994)
Pro tour
Vanek turned professional in 1996, winning 11 Challenger events and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World Number.
74 (in October 2000).
He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, reaching the second round.